Mother's
Day Opportunity
Please assist
us in helping uninsured women in New York City get the breast
cancer screening services they need by making a give to the
American-Italian Cancer Foundation's (AICF) Mobile Mammography
Program in honor or memory of your mother, grandmother, wife,
sister, daughter or friend on Mother's Day.
If you wish, we will send a special card to the
person being honored to let her know that you have made a gift
on her behalf.
Last year AICF's no-cost Mobile Mammography Program provided breast cancer screening to 5,478 economically disadvantaged and medically underserved women in New York City. Of these women, 3,437 were uninsured. Due to New York State budget cuts, AICF will not be able to serve several thousand of these uninsued women this year, unless we are able to secure approximately $400,000 in additional financial support. Many of these women cannot afford to be screened and face language and cultural barriers to accessing services. Of course, many other women will need our services this year as well, as unemployment rises and they lose their health insurance.
During the most recent five-year period, 22 women per year, on average, have been diagnosed with breast cancer through the Mobile Mammography Program's efforts. As a result of the State budget cuts, it is probable that an increased number of uninsured women will forego mammograms and clinical breast exams, which will most likely result in many more with late-stage breast cancer at the time of diagnosis. A recent study has shown that 8 percent of women with private health insurance are diagnosed with late-stage breast cancer, compared to 18 percent of uninsured women. Early detection is the key to survival.
Gift Amount:
$10
$25
$50
$75
$100
$250
$500
$1,000 (partial support, one day, one site)
$2,000 (full support, one day, one site)
$4,000 (full support, one day, two sites)
$6,000 (full support, one day, three sites)
If you would like
us to send a special card to the person being honored on
Mother's Day, please include their name and address in the
section "Add special instructions to the seller."
